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Claims that George Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose, and the debate around the toxicology results.
The official toxicology report for George Floyd found measurable amounts of fentanyl, its metabolite norfentanyl, methamphetamine, and THC in his system, with fentanyl at 11 ng/mL, norfentanyl at 5.6 ...
Toxicology testing on George Floyd's blood collected May 25, 2020, detected fentanyl at 11 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), norfentanyl at 5.6 ng/mL, and methamphetamine at 19 ng/mL; those values hav...
The Hennepin County autopsy ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide due to “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression,” and explicitly listed several “...
Two independent autopsies concluded George Floyd’s death was a homicide tied to restraint by police officers, though they described mechanisms differently and listed contributing conditions; the offic...
The toxicology report showing fentanyl, methamphetamine and other substances in George Floyd’s system became a flashpoint for competing narratives: critics and conspiracy networks used it to argue ove...
George Floyd did not die of a simple drug overdose; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide caused by cardiopulmonary arrest “complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, a...
The official toxicology results made public after George Floyd’s death did list fentanyl and methamphetamine in his blood: fentanyl 11 nanograms per milliliter, its metabolite norfentanyl 5.6 ng/mL, a...
The toxicology attached to George Floyd’s autopsy showed fentanyl (11 ng/mL), its metabolite norfentanyl (5.6 ng/mL), and methamphetamine (19 ng/mL), along with cannabinoids, and the Hennepin County r...